Reconfigurable self-assembly through chiral control of interfacial tension

Thomas Gibaud, Edward Barry, Mark J. Zakhary, Mir Henglin, Andrew Ward, Yasheng Yang, Cristina Berciu, Rudolf Oldenbourg, Michael F. Hagan, Daniela Nicastro, Robert B. Meyer and Zvonimir Dogic ()
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Thomas Gibaud: The Martin Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
Edward Barry: The Martin Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
Mark J. Zakhary: The Martin Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
Mir Henglin: The Martin Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
Andrew Ward: The Martin Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
Yasheng Yang: The Martin Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
Cristina Berciu: Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
Rudolf Oldenbourg: Marine Biological Laboratory, 7 MBL Street
Michael F. Hagan: The Martin Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
Daniela Nicastro: Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
Robert B. Meyer: The Martin Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA
Zvonimir Dogic: The Martin Fisher School of Physics, Brandeis University, 415 South Street, Waltham, Massachusetts 02454, USA

Nature, 2012, vol. 481, issue 7381, 348-351

Abstract: Molecular chirality can be used to control interfacial tension in multi-component mixtures of chiral molecules, and tuning the chirality makes it possible to produce and manipulate self-assembling complex chiral structures.

Date: 2012
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